‘Those with Kwankwasiyya ideology may succeed us’

Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso yesterday said whoever shares or practises the Kwankwasiyya ideology and philosophy of his administration would succeed him in 2015.

The governor, who addressed reporters in his office in Kano, said people at the top level of government, who shared the Kwankwasiyya ideology and thought like the incumbent administration, would be eligible to succeed him.

According to him, the government’s movement is for development, which is on display in Kano.

Kwankwaso said it would not be difficult to nominate his successor when the time comes because any party, which lacks an ideology, would find it difficult to succeed the incumbent administration.

He said: “It’s not like bringing people together to work without an ideology because it cannot work and produce the desired results.”

The governor noted that the people have the power to choose who should govern them, adding that if they were impressed by his administration’s performance, they would support it to continue.

“If they want the old system, where people are often engaged in sharing money, with the erroneous impression that there were numerous classes of people, such as the first and second classes, by which money has gone into the drain, Kano people have a choice to decide the next governor. But what is, however, more important than anything else is to have the right calibre of people in government.

“If you have been following our development agenda in Kano State, you will realise that from 2011, when we came on board, we identified and blocked areas of wastages as well as improved on our internally generated revenue (IGR). These were the two most important aspects. By the way and manner the government is being run, we are saving money for good projects and programmes, as you have witnessed today.”